Fashion is everywhere

So I promised you a peek into the drawers of my new desk. I’m still storing my crafts supplies as I used to but I’ve done quite a bit of purging so there’s a little less in each drawer than there used to be. Here goes!

Ribbon scraps

Floral wire

Shredded paper

Tissue paper

Ribbon slicer

Poly ribbons

Wide poly ribbons

Fabric ribbons

Hole punches

Lead weights

Tape measure

Paper cutter

Craft scissors

Stamping stuff

Punches

Glitter

Beads

Sequins

Fray check

Tipp Ex

Snow globe snow

Snow globe preservative

Puff paint

Metal wire

Elastic ribbons

Pompom makers

Brads

Glue dots

Adhesive cushions

Tape

Gift bags

Stickers

Transfers

Metal rim labels

Gift tags

Craft letters

Padded envelopes

Tyvek envelopes

Return address labels

Label maker

Sticky label holders

Small plastic sleeves

Technically not drawers but I’m including the contents of the baskets nevertheless:

Gift embellishments

Pull bows

Glue

There you have it. If you went back and looked at the post from two years ago of the same drawers you can see that quite a lot of that stuff’s gone. Some I’ve used up but I’ve given away a lot too. What I have here now is only stuff I know I’ll end up using at some point or other in the foreseeable future. I’ve not kept anything just coz it’s cute and may be used sometime in the year 2020.

Benita, somehow I clicked on the link to your 2008 post and left a comment there…oops, not sure how I managed to do that.
I asked about your guidelines for purging craft supplies, as I have trouble getting rid of anything that could be potentially useful “someday.” (I see now you’ve already addressed that question to a degree in this post). I know a lot of people can be fairly rigid about purging, like “If I haven’t used it in the last year, turf it,” but I have a hard time doing that.
Have you ever gotten rid of something and regretted it later?
Your freshly organized drawers look great, by the way. And yes, Muji has some terrific, simple organizing products, many with a very Benita-friendly aesthetic 🙂

Thank you for the inspiration. I am about to start tackling the overhaul of my craft room today and I need all of the inspiration I can get. My issue is that I have many creative interests and I see the potential in much of the stuff that I collected. Do you ever regret getting rid of something and then wish that you hadn’t?

You beat me to the regret question! I have been saving “someday stuff” for 20 years! It’s easy to get rid of things that are easy to replace, but I have a hard time purging things that are expensive or difficult to replace, such as materials that I acquired while working on various theatrical shows or craft supplies that belonged to my Grandma. It doesn’t help that I am sentimental.

Someday may never come… when I used to have so much more stuff I ended up rarely crafting because it was too overwhelming finding my favorite things. It got to a point where I just decided that if I only used my favorite things and colors anyway, why would I bother with large spools of purple and brown ribbon so I gave them away and I haven’t regretted it yet.

No regrets, I still have so much stuff that will last me a life time…
If you have a lot of cool vintage things and love them you should hold on to them but make sure you have proper storage for them. If they’re worth holding on to they’re worth storing well.

Benita – You are such an inspiration! Because of an upcoming event to be held at our house in September, we’ve begun a huge de-cluttering project. It has turned into cleaning out, rearranging, and reorganizing! I’m so overwhelmed with it all and think of you and your well-maintained home through it all. I stand back, look at all the mess and say “Benita would just scream if she had all this to deal with!”

Hi! Looks like we both took pictures of drawers today! Your blog and your organizational skills (and neatness) inspired me to do a blog of my own home! I just feel bad we’re not neighbors (I live in Canada), because I have a feeling we would get along very well! Have a nice day!